Tuesday, February 26, 2013

"fans of Terry Riley, Kraftwerk, Conrad Schnitzler, and Kosmische Musik in general take note!Bitchin Bajas has
returned with a brand new record of side-long transcendental synth workouts. this is Bitchin Bajas most accessible and autobahn ready delivery to
date.
the two side long pieces on this nearly 40 minute EP were written on
their 2012 European tour and recorded and mixed over three days by
Bitchin Bajas at Minbal Studio in Chicago, Illinois."permanent

"Cooper Crain (Cave) and Dan Quinlivan (Mahjongg) synch kosmische visions
on two extended pieces for LA's Permanent Records. The 'Krausened EP'
follows their tour of labels including splits with Moon Duo and
Faceplant and acclaimed editions for Important and Kallistei. It's
morotik, floating kosmiche of a classic-sounding calibre, sailing from
milky synth spumes to rocking chug on A-side 'Intervals' and much the
same with a more mystical twist on the title track. One for fans of Expo
70, Steve Hillage, Neu"boomkat

Monday, February 25, 2013

"Banana Pill from Finland on side A offer the listener two tracks, one being an ambient drone piece with lo-fi sampling and looped wind instruments and the other one being a more melodic dronefolk piece with synth drones, guitar, violin, and of course, tons of looped sounds. Timothy C Holehouse, an Englishman better known as blues musician Tim Holehouse, offers us a 20 minute track comprised of guitar drones and melodies. at times it all gets very quiet and droney but next you hear birds singing and guitar playing a simple melody." jozik

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

"Roman WolfeakaDonovan Fazzino
deals out some heavy synth jams that seem to simultaneously reach into
the future, in step with some of the other synth experimenters of today,
while keeping a foot firmly in the past. the music on “Ylem” seems to
straddle the line between ‘80s action/sci-fi soundtracks and 8-bit NES
music, with all the warmth of the wood-paneled basements where countless
kids no doubt blasted both for hours on end.

stretched over a sixty-two-minute tape, “Ylem” is divided into roughly
ten different parts, or movements, though such divisions aren’t really
of much importance when listening. there are certainly some
massive synth drones throughout, but Roman Wolfe also adds some great
melodies at various times to keep the whole affair interesting and
varied. some sections even have some additional live percussion, which
is a very nice compliment to the heavy synthesizer, adding a bit of
urgency and humanity to the music." foxy digitalis

Monday, February 18, 2013

"no au! is a mix of concrete sounds recorded during the ethnographic investigation for the Saber Fazer exhibition as part of Câmera Escura, a projecto Buh! production for Guimarães 2012 ~ European Capital of Culture. Saber Fazer is a photographic exhibition, a video installation and a sound installation which explores the universe of Guimarães' local 'know-hows', particularly those associated with traditional professions and important regional industries, namely tanning and knife making, but also things of a more contemporary nature such as robotics.

thus, in the cold basement of a parking lot echo the soundscapes created by Gil Mac to inhabit the photographs of Pedro Medeiros of the three trades represented. Madroa (a tannery), a family-run business on the verge of extinction; Herdmar (a knife making factory), a family-run business in expansion; the University of Minho's Algoritmi Centre's Robotics and Automation Laboratory, a research centre which invents and projects the future; are the interlocutors portrayed. at the end of the course, Nuno Patinho's and Ricardo Seiça's video installation can be found, prompting one to use headphones and thus listen to each interviewee talk about their trade, its history and its processes, whilst simultaneously omitting the sound installation present in that exhibition space. from the wooden tanning tanks used to dye hides, to the monstrous Russian machines used in the stamping of knives; the sound of robots interacting with the surrounding reality finally completing the trilogy of this sound journey. Whatever™... on side B(onus) immerse yourself in a sonic rotating robotic corpse megamix cobbled together by Meadowlands, Lace Bows and Qwerty. this moment of androidal bliss brings to an end the magnetic mayhem of Exo Tape."exo tapes

"Venn Rain locks in to infinite pop worship on this static split. that perfect melody vibrating in our face. no doubt I can't feel angry during this jam. Past Utopia: unearthed new age worship from way back when. this world is filled with barely tuned-in chants and melodic bliss. never in a hurry, Past Utopia reminds us to take a moment and relax, at least for a little while." goldtimers tapes

Saturday, February 16, 2013

"Brooklyn’s Michael McGregor is back in alter-egoMeadowlandsmode for a new release on Portugal’s Exo Tapes titled ‘Tri-Coastal Horizons’. First track Met Éireann
is as fantasy landscape evoking as you might imagine, all airy tones
and insect calls. Just the sort of thing, in fact, to clear the mind’s
palate at the week’s end." dummy mag

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

"alchemical union of introspective journey to the bottom of the universe through the portal of the sun

We get together and talk about tiahuanaco's ruins, we share our journeys
to the andes mountains, alchemy's books, tao te king and then we
improvise music from our deep conection without saying a word. That's
how it worksPuerta del Sol✺"

Monday, February 11, 2013

[...] trees :: do you remember the “depressed” penguin? he ran towards the unknown, surely knowing that he would die. I envy him, the determination to left the community. maybe we should dedicate one song to the adventurous penguin!braden :: Of course I remember the “depressed” penguin. I’ll make a song for the penguin and send it to you when it’s done. ;-) [...]

"this penguin dared to dream, he ran towards the unknown just so he could understand the unknown. he threw his life away to answer the ultimate question, what lies on the other side. this penguin was beautiful, and I will never forget it as it has touched my spirit in a way no other penguin ever could. he ventured forth into the dark, so that he could shine his light and open the way for all penguin kind."

"this c32cassette(factory dubbed & printed chrome, dolby B)
collects five tracks which more or less reflect pieces I was working on
as recordings and in live performances over the last year. recorded
mainly with Eurorack modular synthesizer, endless "answer-phone"
cassettes, effects and a few other gadgets, this is my first long-ish
solo release since Star Mill in 2007."tim coster

"this is spiritualist, purposeful drone. side
A uses clear, bell-like tones and a flute that sounds oddly like a
calliope as well, giving the opener the feel of both desert and
riverside. side B is lower in pitch, contains some careful guitar tones,
and gives the impression of drifting in a beautiful, serene way. lovely
work."foxy digitalis

"five new tracks recorded using Eurorack
modular synth, answer phone cassettes, F/X and gadgets. beautiful,
spectral drone and eerie late night atmospherics, with the odd
sculptural appeal of Harry Bertoia’s invented instruments crossed with
deep cosmo tones and the feel of a more nocturnal, early electro take on
the more personal/diaristic Mirror/Christoph Heemann sides.Tim Costershould
appeal to fans of Ian Middleton, Asmus Tietchens, Scott Foust et al. very beautiful and recommended."volcanic tongue

"had the great pleasure of witnessing this Auckland/Melbournecharmerplay a show at my house earlier this year while on his US tour. With a
background in fine art sculpture, his suitcase set with tiny modular
synthesizer, looping pedals, keyboard, and accoutrements laid out on the
floor looked sufficiently feng shui as the sound drifted slowly out
into the room and enveloped the crowd in a lulling cloud that was imbued
with folk sensibility and fervor, in addition to restraint. Mediterranean Years includes material he recorded in Echo Park on that trip, and it’s as if
he bottled that luminescent cloud and transferred it to tape, still
moving, slowly dissipating."no kings

Saturday, February 09, 2013

"Sky StadiumisJeff Bof New Jersey’s drone-centric moniker. He’s left a prolific scattering of tape releases across several labels over the last year, with each showing healthy levels of experimentation. the releases represent a unique and growing taste, which manages to touch on many of the more commonly shared aesthetics of the recent “new age” and ambient resurgence, while never reverting to any newly minted clichés. each track on Freely Without is self-contained and revolves around a single minimalist theme. subtle variations within the repetitive arpeggios and melodic patterns (real and imagined) lend the tracks a feeling of organic growth and/or decay that defies expectations. overall, there’s too much of a feeling of progression and pop music style coherence to label these as purely drone tracks. label away: new age, ambient, and mood music are all appropriate references here. objectively, is totally headphones music. but seriously, there’s something really gratifying about hearing these drones put out loudly. hearing this music interact with a physical space is gratifying and gives it all a pleasant warmth."impose magazine

Thursday, February 07, 2013

"Description:
Controlling your heartbeat, peace pervades your space, bringing with it
clarity and new life to the stillness of the indoors. Tones coalesce,
lazily see-saw, and gallop away — rumbling out through the walls." constellation tatsu

"Minimalist textures; drone poetry; beautiful
washes of noise glisten through the background. Greyghost is giving in
to the meditative impulses and the chronic need for stillness. An
exploration in guided imagination; sonic mediation." Brian Griffith